Yesterday, Supervisor Hilda Solis and Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas asked for the Board’s support in requesting a report back from the Los Angeles County Counsel on the County’s authority in wage theft enforcement. They also requested a report within 90 days on an effective model to enforce wage theft provisions.
“In Los Angeles alone, $26.2 million is stolen from the pockets of workers every week. We thank the Board of Supervisors for their leadership in examining wage enforcement and look forward to working with them in ensuring there are strong wage enforcement provisions that make sure workers are getting paid the hours they work, and nothing less,” said Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rusty Hicks and President of SEIU-ULTCW and SEIU California Laphonza Butler, co-conveners of the Raise the Wage campaign.
This is a stepping stone for all workers in Los Angeles County suffering from wage theft by their employer.
Raise the Wage is a coalition of business, labor and community leaders working to raise the minimum wage to $15.25, with enforcement provisions and earned sick leave, to bring thousands of Angelenos out of poverty. Find out more at www.laraisethewage.org
